Insulin while pregnant; small baby now

I had gestational diabetes and took insulin for maybe 14 weeks during this pregnancy. My baby is healthy and wonderful, but on the small side. He's 15 pounds and 15% for height at 8 months old. My three other children were all 18-20 pounds at this range and several inches longer. None of them had an insulin controlled pregnancy.

For those who used insulin during pregnancy, is your baby small? If you have other children, are they the smallest?

This is my 5th pregnancy with gestational diabetes. My last one was insulin controlled and I was on a lot. She was and continues to be my smallest child compared to her siblings at the same ages. I expect this current baby to be small also as I am already on insulin. Could just be coincidence, though? I’m not sure.

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